2 local youngsters advance to Elks Hoop Shoot finals

Two Wabash County youth will represent the Wabash Elks Lodge No.471 this weekend during the Indiana Elks Association’s State Hoop Shoot contest. Zayne Huffman and Emma Cline will both shoot in the 8-9 year old division during the competition at the New Castle High School gymnasium.

The two advanced to the finals by winning the IEA’s Northeast District Hoop Shoot in January in Columbia City.

This is Zayne’s second trip to the state finals. He finished third in the 8-9 year old division last year.

The weekend will begin Friday night with a reception for the shooters and their families at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle. Shooters who win the state competition will advance to regional competition in March in South Bend. There they will shoot against state champions from Michigan and Ohio for the chance to advance to the national finals in April in Chicago.

Trey Cole as assistant golf coach at Northfield High School.

The board also:

•Approved the

2023-2024 school calendar, subject to change due to current or possible new legislation.

•Approved the purchase of two new yellow school buses for $233,940.

•Approved an outof-state field trip for Northfield

Advance P.E. class to Swiss Valley Ski Resort in Jones, Mich., on Feb. 21.

•Approved an outof-country field trip for 7th-12th grade Southwood Jr/Sr High School to England from Oct. 18, 2025, to Nov. 1, 2025.